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Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxSingapore residents will soon be able to receive recycling refunds directly through DBS PayLah! starting 1 April 2026.This allows consumers to receive a 10-cent refund for each eligible beverage container returned at Return Right Reverse Vending Machines across the island.The initiative is a collaboration between DBS and Beverage Container Return Scheme Ltd. to provide a digital refund option within the national recycling scheme.To claim a refund, users select DBS PayLah! on the machine and scan the personal QR code generated under the “My QR” section in the app.The…

Investors leaned onto U.S. energy stocks on Monday, with the widening conflict in the Middle East boosting shares of major U.S. exploration and production and integrated-energy companies, in particular Chevron.

The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.97% on Monday and posted a 5-week high.  The dollar rallied on Monday after oil prices surged to an 8.25-month high, boosting inflation expectations and reducing the chance of additional Fed rate cuts, a supportive factor for the dollar.  Also, Monday’s better-than-expected Fed ISM manufacturing report was supportive of the dollar.  In addition, sharply higher T-note yields on Monday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. The US Feb ISM manufacturing index fell -0.2 to 52.4, stronger than expectations of 51.5.  The Feb ISM prices paid sub-index rose +11.5 to a 3.5-year high of 70.5, stronger…

Something just changed with XRP holder behaviour and this fueling bearish price prediction.In the past week alone, about 472 million XRP, roughly $650 million worth, moved onto Binance. That is one of the biggest exchange inflow spikes this month.Big transfers to exchanges usually mean one thing. Tokens are getting closer to the sell button. On-chain analyst Darkfost points out that these spikes often show a defensive mindset. When uncertainty rises, traders want liquidity ready.Source: XRP Inflows To Binance / CryptoQuantThe timing is not random. Escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran sparked a broad risk-off move. Crypto dropped…

(RTTNews) – European stocks are seen opening lower on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session as investors keep a close eye on the latest developments in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump hasn’t offered new details about the length or scope of the strikes on Iran that began over the weekend. He laid out four objectives for the war and described the nuclear threat Iran poses. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also offered few details about the operation or the scope of duration of the war but claimed it will not be ‘endless’, framing the conflict as…

Arthur Kroeber, Founding Partner & Head of Research at Gavekal, says he does not expect any surprises from China when it announces its 2026 growth target. That goal, together with a new five-year plan for the economy, will be unveiled during the annual National People’s Congress this week. Kroeber speaks on “Bloomberg: The China Show.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Key PointsSandisk has jumped more than 1,000% over the last six months.It continues to benefit from tight supply in the memory sector.Some investors are skeptical of its ability to build a sustainable business. 10 stocks we like better than Sandisk ›Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) has been one of the top-performing stocks of the last six months, but its blistering growth slowed down in February.Still, the flash memory-chip maker managed to tack on another double-digit gain, up 10%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one…

Noto, who already owns a SoFi stake worth about $215 million on paper, has been known to buy the dip before.

The UK competition watchdog has opened an investigation into three of the world’s biggest hotel chains – Hilton, InterContinental Hotels (IHG) and Marriott – amid suspicions they could be sharing “competitively sensitive” information with each other.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating allegations that the businesses, which together operate more than 25,000 hotels worldwide, could be sharing information through the data analytics tool STR. CoStar, the real estate data firm that owns STR, is also under investigation.While it is common for hotel chains to use data analytics and algorithms to help them set prices, which can improve competition and…